BBC News Top Stories-Sport Zhilei Zhang beats Joe Joyce British heavyweight suffers back-to-back knockout defeats
September 23, 2023 4 min 697 words
这篇报道涵盖了一场重量级拳击赛事，中国拳手张智雷(Zhilei Zhang)成功击败英国拳手乔·乔伊斯(Joe Joyce)，而这已经是他们两人的第二次对决，乔伊斯遭受了两次连续的淘汰失利。这场胜利将张智雷保持了WBO“临时”冠军头衔以及统一世界冠军奥莱克桑德尔·乌西克(Oleksandr Usyk)的挑战者地位。 乔伊斯一度希望能争夺世界冠军，但这场失利可能意味着他的职业生涯可能走向了尽头。报道中提到他在比赛中受伤，赛后接受了氧气治疗。虽然乔伊斯曾经是拳坛的一颗新星，但现在他已经在17场职业比赛中输掉了两场，而张智雷则取得了25场胜利，一场失利和一场平局。 这篇报道反映了乔伊斯的困境以及张智雷的崛起。乔伊斯可能需要重新评估自己的职业前景，而张智雷则正准备迎接更大的挑战，包括可能与泰森·弗里(Tyson Fury)对决。 总的来说，这篇报道清晰地呈现了比赛的情况，提供了有关拳手表现和职业前景的见解。在这场比赛中，张智雷的实力再次得到了证明，而乔伊斯则面临了一段困难时期。拳击迷们可以期待看到张智雷接下来的发展以及他是否能够实现争夺更高级别冠军的梦想。
British heavyweight Joe Joyce was sensationally stopped in the third round by Zhilei Zhang in London, leaving his dream of securing a world-title shot - and perhaps his career - in tatters.
Joyce once again struggled against the power of 'Big Bang' Zhang before a thunderous counter right hook floored the Londoner at Wembley's OVO Arena.
The 38-year-old admirably rose to his feet but was in no state to continue. Moments after the referee waved off the contest, Joyce sat on his stool receiving oxygen.
The result comes five months after 40-year-old Zhang's shock sixth-round stoppage win over the previously undefeated Joyce.
The Chinese boxer retains the WBO 'interim' title and mandatory challenger status to unified world champion Oleksandr Usyk.
"Like I said before the fight, it's going to end sooner than the first one," Zhang said on TNT Sports.
"Joe, I like him, I respect him and I will let everyone witness Chinese power again."
A distraught Joyce left the ring without conducting a post-fight interview, as a jubilant Zhang embraced with his team.
Joyce has now lost twice in 17 professional outings, while Zhang extends his record to 25 wins, with one defeat and one draw.
Zhang makes shorter work of Joyce in rematch
A must-win fight to keep his world-title hopes alive ended in heartbreak for Joyce, once again in brutal fashion.
As challenger, Joyce walked to the ring first. His music began with Jeff Buckley's 'Hallelujah' and soon turned into a vastly different vibe - a rap song with the chorus "You don't want to war with big Juggernaut".
With pockets of travelling fans waving China flags scattered around the arena, Zhang made his entrance. The 2008 Olympic silver medallist became an even bigger star in his home country after beating Joyce first time around.
April's bout at London's Copper Box Arena was a beatdown from Zhang, with Joyce's right eye swollen shut when the referee halted the contest.
But after all the build-up to Saturday's rematch, it was a quiet opener with neither man throwing anything of note.
The fight came alive in the second. Zhang landed a one-two combination before unleashing a ferocious straight left which pierced through Joyce's guard.
It was very much a case of repeat, rather than revenge. Just like the first fight, each time 'Big Bang' landed, Joyce looked staggered, hurt and uncomfortable.
Having weighed 22lbs lighter than Zhang in the first fight, Joyce came in at a career-heaviest 20st 1lb for rematch, but the added weight made no difference.
Joyce had started the third round well, with good footwork and movement. But a terrific counter right hook from Zhang, sweetly set up by a jab, ended proceedings.
The home fighter was stunned, looking helplessly at his team. He once again came unstuck against the hard-hitting southpaw, and looked a shadow of the fighter who knocked out 14 of his first 15 opponents.
'Do you want me to shut Tyson Fury up?'
After winning silver at Tokyo 2020, Olympian Joyce was fast-tracked in the paid ranks on a mission to win a world-title in super quick time.
But with age not on his side nor a clear path back to mandatory challenger status, hopes of becoming world champion are now fading.
"It's very disappointing," Queensberry promoter Frank Warren said. "First couple of rounds he got it right and he was moving left.
"Then he went toe-to-toe and got caught. If he continued to do what he was doing past five or six rounds then it would have been interesting. He got caught with a really good shot."
Zhang is now in prime position to fight Usyk, or whoever the champion is when the WBO mandatory is called.
But with his shot unlikely to happen until middle of next year at the earliest, he has now set his sights on the WBC champion.
"I want to ask the audience a question. Do you want to see me shut Tyson Fury up?", Zhang said.